Peter S. Carmichael (February 23, 1966 – July 21, 2024) was an American historian at Gettysburg College who served as Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.
[2] Carmichael began his academic career at Western Carolina University in 1997.
He went on to teach at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and West Virginia University before coming to Gettysburg College as Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in 2010.
[3][4] When he took charge of the Civil War Institute, Carmichael sought to create more intimate environments during the Institute's annual summer conference, attended by over 200 people each year, to allow scholars to work with the public in smaller settings.
[6] Carmichael was co-editor of the Civil War America series from The University of North Carolina Press.